Coin handling device



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com HANDLING DEVI-ICE Filed Aug. 14, 193'? Patented Apr. 16,1940

asignments, to Vehicular Parking, Ltd, Washington, D. 0., acorporation of Delaware Application August 14, 1937, Serial No. 159,100 '1 Claims. 401. 194-1).

The invention relates to a device for receiv ing a coin and moving it into position to be received within a. slot. The device may be used with different coin controlled mechanisms, a

5 function of the present apparatus being to move the coin from an opening in the housing around to a position 'where it will drop within the coin receiving slot.

It is an object of the invention to provide, a

device of simple construction which will receive the coin introduced into the housing and i move it to a position at right angles to its original position where it may drop into an opening pro vided to receive it.

The invention r'particularly in the construction and arrangement of the parts whereby the movement of the coin is easily and accuratelyperformed.

Referring to the drawing herewith: 1

2o 1 is a rear view of the device embody the invention.

Fig. 2 is a side elevation thereof. Fig.3isalongitudinalsectiononthe plane 3-3 of Fig. 1. Fig.4isaviewsimilartotheviewshownin Fig. 2 butwith the parts in a diil'erent position, and

Fig.5isaplanviewofthedeviceintheopcrating position shown in Fig.1.

:0 A mechanism constituting the invention is mounted upon a frameincluding a lower base plate I, anuprlght front plate 2, and a rearwardly extending plate or housing I. with ref erenceparticularlvtol'iml'andSitwillhe notedthatthehousingIcomprisestwospaced- 'closedbyadooriwhichishingedatladjacent its umer edge and isheld in closed position byanarmlonitsrearwardflde. I Thearmlisacurvedarmfixedatitsupper endtoa shaft l 'rhelowerfrceendofthearmliscurvedforwardlytolieagainsttherearward side of the i. It is heldresiliently inthatpositionbyrneansofaspringll,which to issecin'ed'tothe'screw ,nwuntedonthearm atitsotherendtotherearwardwall I! of beintroduoed intotheemtralehamharl 5 'ehousingandmaydropdownwanlly.

willbei'roml 'ig.3,tliecoin through the open lower end thereof. When it a is thus dropped from the housing it is received within a swinging gate. II, which is provided with e a vertical slot M to receive the coin. The gate lower 'side of the coin receiving slot M and is moved into, position to receive the coin. by the action of the door 0.

- The shaft 9 upon which the arm I is mounted has thereon at one side of the chamber 3 a I bifurcated arm l5. This arm is moved by rotation of the shaft. It has at its outer endsa cross pin it which engages with a small block ll upon a vertically positioned rod ll. The block I1 is slidable on the rod and is spaced from the II upper'end by means of acoiled spring It, said spring hearing at its upper end against an adjustable not I. on the rod. The lower end of is-at 21 to ashortarm 28. projec I lnglaterallyiromasleeveorbushingfl.

Thesleeveorlmshinglliormstheinnerend Whenthegateisswungfromitsdischnrging position shown'in Fig.5 around into coin re-' engagewithsaidpin. Saidarmtendstomove upwardly into latching positim due to'the pressnrethereonotspringfLsecuredatfltothe housing and bearing against the lower side of the latch.

l'lhehtcharmishelddownwardlyoutof' latchlngposiflonbymeomotaslidearmihbe understood from Figs. 2 and 4. Said arm push the door 6 upwardly into the dotted line has therein a. slot 40 to receive a pin or post 8! and secured in the wall of the housing. The upper end of the slide arm engages the lower side of the arm l5, which thus tends to move the arm 39 downwardly with the pin CI in the upper end of the slot Ml.

The lower end of the arm 39 has a shoulder shown at 42 in Fig. 4, said shoulder bearing against the upper side of the latch arm 35, thus holding the latch arm in its lower position.

When a coin is inserted into the slot 5 it will position shown in Fig. 4. This will move the bifurcated arm l5 upwardly from the Fig. 2 position to the Fig. 4 position. As this releases the contact of the arm IS with the upper end of the sliding arm 39 the pressure of spring 3'1 on the 'lower side of the latch arm 35 will be sufficient to move the latch arm upwardly,- thus pushing the slide arm 39 to its Fig. 4 position.

As the arm I5 is swung upwardly to the posi-.

' tion shown in Fig. 4 it will move the bell crank lever and exert a thrust upon' the link 26 to swing the arm 28 and the gate from its position shown in Fig. 5 in the direction of the arrow inwardly beneath the slot 6. The coin is thereby enabled to drop from the slot d into the slot l3 in the gate. It will move downwardly in the gate until the lower edge of the coin hits the arcuate margin 43 on the base plate i. The contact with thebase plate will prevent the coin dropping through the plate until it is swung to the Fig. 5 position where it will passthe edge of the base plate and be allowed to drop downwardly out ofthe gate. It will be understood, therefore, that the function of the gate is to swing a coinv from its position as inserted into the slot 4 to a position at right angles to its original position and to then release it to drop out of the device.

It will be noted that the gate, when swung to coin receiving position, will be latched normally in that position due to the engagement of the pin 34 with the latch shoulder 3%. As soon as the coin drops downwardly out of the slot *3 it will allow the door 5 and the arm 8 to move back to their original position and when this done the shaft; 9 will be rotated to swing the arm l5 thereon downwardly to the Fig. 2 position and thus move the slide arm 39 and by contact of the shoulder 42 thereon with the latch arm the latch arm will be moved downwardly to free the door which will be swung to discharging position by the action of the spring M.

I It will be seen that this coin handling mechanism may be in position entirely within a housing so that it will be protected from rain or snow. The door 6 will keep the rain and snow from entrance into the interior of the housing so as not to interfere with its proper action. The insertion of the coin itself will tendto move the coin receiving gate l3 to coin receiving position and the gate will be free toswing into discharging position as soon as the coin is in place therein.

This operation is exceedingly simple and is not liable to get out of order. It provides a mechanism which cannot be easily tampered with from the outside. There is no way of withdrawing a coin after it has been once inserted and received within the slot l4 s. the gate i3. It is therefore simple and accurate in its operation and 1. A coin handling device including a door to be moved by the insertion of a coin, a coin receiving chamber in which said door is movable.

a gate vertically slotted to receive said-coin 'below said chamber, means to retain said gate normally, in coin discharging position, and means actuated by the swinging of said door by said coin to bring said gate into position to receive the coin from said chamber.

2. In a coin handling device, a narrow coin receiving chamber having an entrance opening,

a door held resiliently in position to close the entrance opening thereto, and means actuated by the movement of said door by. a coin to receive said coin and swing it into coin dis-- charging position at right angles to said chamber.

3. A; coin handling device, a coin receiving.

chamber shaped to hold said coin in a vertical plane, a coin receiving opening in said chamber,

a doorjclosing said opening. a coin receiving,

gate, means responsive to the movement oi said door by a coin inserted into said chamber to move said gate below said chamber to receive said coin, and means to then move said gate to coin discharging position.

4. A vertically slotted chamber having a coin receiving opening, means to normally close said opening, means responsive to the movement of said closing means by' a coin to move into cooperative position with said chamber to receive said coin, and means to then move said coin receiving means away from coin receiving position to coin discharging position.

5. A coin receiving chamber open at its lower end to allow passage of a coin, a gate slotted said gate with said coin therein away from said chamber to a coin discharging position.

6. A coin receiving chamber open at its lower end to allow passage 01a coin therefrom by gravity, coin receiving means, movable in response to the insertion of a coin into said chamber to a position below said chamber to receive said co n. means to latch said coin receiving means temporarily'in position below said chamber, means to release said latching means when said coin has passed; and means to move said coin receiving means back to a coin discharging position.

7. A coin receiving chamber open at its lower end, a slotted coin receiving gate,.a door closing an opening to said chamber, means responsive to the movement or said door when a coin is inserted into said chamber to swing said gate below said chamberto receive said coin, a latch to hold said gate momentarily in coin receiving position releasable when said coin has passed into said gate, and means to then swing said gate to a position away from said chamber.

. 40 .to receive a coin, means movable in response to 

